Peanut Butter Reese’s Cream Cheese Cookie Bars

From one peanut butter lover to another, I think I got this one covered with these Peanut Butter Reese’s Cream Cheese Cookie Bars.  Yummy, rich peanut butter cookie layers loaded with chunks of Reese’s peanut butter cups, mini chocolate chips and a smooth cream cheese filling!! 

Would YOU turn peanut butter & Reese’s Cup cookies entertwined with cream cheese down?   That would be a NOOOO…Hello? 🙂

 Phat Pants, get ready to rumble! 

I couldn’t resist, I’m weak and sort of a dessert glutton, that’s why I post these goodies.  You know this!  

I could have easily eaten more, but I had Ultimate Banana Cake with Fluffy Nutella & Toffee Frosting I was snacking on too, and between the two desserts, battling for my attention, something had to give.   And…I…ate…too…much! Voila, Phat Pants! 

After about 3 days of torture, pretending that I wasn’t sneaking bites during commercials and whatever excuse I could come up with, I came to the conclusion that ‘These sinful cookie bars’ and I had to be separated for good, for awhile anyways…   

Except for the part, the out of sight out of mind part didn’t work out very well. I still kept thinking about them, my new best friends in the land.   

Good Eats! Here’s the recipe and if you want to try these Reese’s Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Cookie Bars; this uses the same recipe but we added M&M’s to the top!  And share if you dare!

Kind of have a Peanut Butter addiction?   🙂

You need all 16 of these in your life! 

Peanut Butter Reese's Cream Cheese Cookie Bars

Kim Lange

Would you turn luscious, rich peanut butter & Reese cup cookie bars intertwined with velvety cream cheese filling down?

4.75 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Ingredients

  

Peanut Butter Reese's Cookie Dough

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ⅓ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup unsalted butter softened
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 20 to 30 mini Reese's Cups chopped up & divided into two groups

Cream Cheese Filling

• 8 oz . cream cheese softened
• ⅓ cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg at room temperature
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Peanut Butter Reese's Cookie Dough

• In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, using mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter, and sugars, until smooth and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla extract and combine until mixed.
• Gradually add the flour mixture into the wet mixture mixing well after each addition.
• Cream cheese filling: In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, egg, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
• Spread ⅔ of the cookie dough in the bottom of the 8-inch baking dish.
• Add one half of the Reese's cup, chopped on top of cookie dough.

Cream Cheese Filling

• Spread the cream cheese mixture over the dough/Reese's cup layer.
• Using your fingers, crumble the remaining dough over the top of the cream cheese layer.
• Add the other half of the Reese's cups, chopped and sprinkle the mini chocolate chips on top.
• Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, or until it is lightly browned on top and the cream-cheese layer is set.
• Cool on a wire rack. Cut and store leftover bars in refrigerator.

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